Using information technology for patient education: Realizing surplus value?

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-195

  Stoop, Arjen P ^a   Van't Riet, Annemarie ^b   Berg, Marc ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Ten Holter Qual Management Services   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computer based patient information systems; Information technology; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COMPUTER LITERACY; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CONFIDENTIALITY; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 3843060136     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(03)00211-8     Document Type: Article

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